Develop an understanding of the formalities of American law. This will involve understanding a couple of key notions: innocent till proven guilty, and; 'beyond a reasonable doubt.'
Appreciate the situation of Galileo and his work, The Dialogues.
Step 1
Read the following
Crime Galileo was charged with violating the 1616 injunction against teaching, defending, or discussing the Copernican theory; this carried the possibility of imprisonment and death. Roles
Judge—Presides over the case, instructs jury, rules on objections
Bailiff—Calls court to order, swears in the witnesses, and escorts jury to deliberation room
Jury (12 members)—Must decide the question of guilt by a unanimous vote, otherwise a hung jury
Witnesses
For the Prosecution
Pope Urban VIII, Leader of the Roman Catholic Church
Tommaso Caccini, Dominican Monk
For the Defense
Galileo Galilei, Defendant and Scientist
Benedetto Castelli, Monk and Professor of Mathematics
Step 2
Prepare for the trial which will be conducted next class.
Those with the roles above are expected to prepare by familiarizing yourself with what you are to say, and what your role is about, i.e. judge to observe trial is conducted correctly and that the jury is instructed on what elements they must decide on the merits of which the prosecution's case resides.
Jury: review the trial by researching the case. You and everyone else should also consider another controversial scientific issue that has caused as much controversy. The following are good ideas to conduct some basic ideas.
cloning of animals
cloning of humans
genetic reengineering, genetic screening
fertility treatments
further research into space
radiation of food
greatly extending the average life span
Step 3
Trial and discussion of it.
Discussion of other controversial issues in contemporary science.
- Develop an understanding of the formalities of American law. This will involve understanding a couple of key notions: innocent till proven guilty, and; 'beyond a reasonable doubt.'
- Appreciate the situation of Galileo and his work, The Dialogues.
Step 1- Read the following
- Crime
- For the Prosecution
- Pope Urban VIII, Leader of the Roman Catholic Church
- Tommaso Caccini, Dominican Monk
- For the Defense
- Galileo Galilei, Defendant and Scientist
- Benedetto Castelli, Monk and Professor of Mathematics
Step 2Galileo was charged with violating the 1616 injunction against teaching, defending, or discussing the
Copernican theory; this carried the possibility of imprisonment and death.
Roles
- Judge—Presides over the case, instructs jury, rules on objections
- Bailiff—Calls court to order, swears in the witnesses, and escorts jury to deliberation room
- Jury (12 members)—Must decide the question of guilt by a unanimous vote, otherwise a hung jury
Witnesses- Prepare for the trial which will be conducted next class.
- Those with the roles above are expected to prepare by familiarizing yourself with what you are to say, and what your role is about, i.e. judge to observe trial is conducted correctly and that the jury is instructed on what elements they must decide on the merits of which the prosecution's case resides.
- Jury: review the trial by researching the case. You and everyone else should also consider another controversial scientific issue that has caused as much controversy. The following are good ideas to conduct some basic ideas.
- cloning of animals
- cloning of humans
- genetic reengineering, genetic screening
- fertility treatments
- further research into space
- radiation of food
- greatly extending the average life span
Step 3